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  • U.S. Thanked for Boosting Key Mindanao Industry

    As cannery workers look on, U.S. Ambassador Harry K. Thomas Jr. is presented by Michael Lim (6th from right), Senior Vice President of Ayala Seafood Corporation, with a selection of world-class sardine products, as a token of appreciation for the technica...
  • USAID Official Visits Zamboanga City

    Andrew Plitt (3rd from left), Bureau Chief for Strategic Planning and Operations of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Washington, D.C., met with City Mayor Celso Lobregat and William Lim (both far left), President of Mega Fishing Co...
  • Easy Crossing

    Getting people and goods from one bank of the river to the other in Barangay Palkan, in Polomolok, South Cotabato, became even more of a problem (left photo) after a makeshift footbridge, which was regularly covered by water during heavy rainfall, was fou...
  • Their Smiles Say it All

    Students of the Ulip National High School in Monkayo, Compostela Valley, excitedly help unload computers and peripherals for the upgrade of their school’s multimedia center. They can now learn the fundamentals of information technology, conduct research...
  • MNLF in Sitio Salamat Go Green

    Members of the Sitio Salamat Farmers Association, composed of former Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) combatants, are using pesticide-free farming techniques to produce vegetables in Brgy. Patadon, Kidapawan, North Cotabato, with assistance from USAI...
  • Boosting Local Revenue Collection in Maguindanao

    Residents of North Upi, Maguindanao, await their turn to pay taxes at the municipal treasurer’s office. After receiving technical assistance from USAID’s Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) Program, under its Revenue Enhancement and Progress (REAP) P...
  • Former Combatants Help Expand Basilan Aquaculture

    Abdurahman Minong (right), president of the Provincial Development Council-Samal Village Multi-Sector Association, which is composed mostly of former Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) combatants and their families, is helped by another association mem...
  • Pro- Business in Maguindanao

    Members of the Muslim Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Kutawato, Inc., the Iranon Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and local government officials meet at a multi-stakeholder business consultation supported by USAID’s Growth with Equity in Mindanao (...
  • U.S. Ambassador Meets JEEP Students

    U.S. Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. meets student cadets and teachers implementing the U.S. government-funded Job Enabling English Proficiency (JEEP) Project at the Davao Merchant Marine Academy-College of the Southern Philippines. To help equip Mindanao...
  • U.S. Ambassador Visits JEEP Partner College

    U.S. Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. (2nd from left) observes a teacher and student cadet conduct a simulated hiring interview, part of the training provided by the U.S. government-funded Job Enabling English Proficiency (JEEP) Project at the Davao Mercha...
  • U.S. Ambassador Visits JEEP at Davao College

    U.S. Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. (top row, center) visited the U.S. government-funded Job Enabling English Proficiency (JEEP) Project at the Davao Merchant Marine Academy (DMMA)-College of the Southern Philippines. To his right is Sec. Luwalhati Anton...
  • Boosting Central Mindanao’s Banana Supply Chain

    Senior agriculturist Virgilio Loquias of the Bureau of Plant Industry (right) explains appropriate post-harvest practices and pest management technologies to cardava banana growers from Sultan Mastura, Maguindanao, at a training workshop for fifty growers...
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